Summary

  • Australia's tail wags to take tourists to slender 12-run lead

  • Murphy and Cummins put on 49 for ninth wicket

  • Smith narrowly survives incredibly close run-out on 43, but holes out for 71

  • Root, Anderson & Broad all in the wickets as Australia fall from 115-2 to 185-7

  • Broad removes Khawaja and Head in magical post-lunch spell

  • In morning session, Labuschagne spectacularly caught by diving Root at first slip

  1. Bowling figurespublished at 18:31 British Summer Time 28 July 2023

    Stuart Broad: 2-49 off 20 overs

    James Anderson: 1-67 off 26 overs

    Mark Wood: 2-62 off 22 overs

    Chris Woakes: 3-61 off 25 overs

    Joe Root: 2-20 off 7.1 overs

    Harry Brook: 0-7 off 3 overs

  2. Postpublished at 18:29 British Summer Time 28 July 2023

    Matthew Henry
    BBC Sport at The Oval

    The crowd behind Stokes have seen a lot of the action in the last hour. Those Murphy sixes and now they roar in approval at that fine catch.

  3. Postpublished at 18:28 British Summer Time 28 July 2023

    Jonathan Agnew
    BBC cricket correspondent on Test Match Special

    Cummins went for broke there and he was out for a very good 36 at the end. Root takes his second wicket.

  4. Close of playpublished at 18:27 British Summer Time 28 July 2023

    That is it for the day.

    Australia have earned a 12-run lead on first innings.

    We've basically got a one-innings game.

  5. wicket

    WICKETpublished at 18:27 British Summer Time 28 July 2023

    Cummins c Stokes b Root 36 (Aus 295)

    Perfectly done by Ben Stokes at long-on.

  6. Umpire reviewpublished at 18:26 British Summer Time 28 July 2023

    Wicket first ball?

    Ben Stokes has taken one of those in-out-in catches on the boundary rope.

    It looks perfectly done, but we're going to check it to be safe.

  7. Postpublished at 18:25 British Summer Time 28 July 2023

    Joe Root is coming on.

    Can his golden arm strike?

  8. Postpublished at 18:25 British Summer Time 28 July 2023

    Here's how Chris Woakes got Todd Murphy.

  9. Aus 295-9published at 103 overs

    Lead by 12

    Josh Hazlewood looks in good touch, you know.

    He gets some width from James Anderson and he slaps him away through the covers.

    He's a bit unlucky to not get four, but only picks up a couple.

  10. Postpublished at 18:20 British Summer Time 28 July 2023

    England won't bat today.

  11. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 18:19 British Summer Time 28 July 2023

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    Ben Stokes has 197 Test wickets. Why isn't he helping the seamers rest by bowling, not to mention taking a wicket or two?

    Ivor in Norwich

    He's got a knee injury, Ivor...

  12. Aus 292-9published at 102 overs

    Lead by 9

    Two dot balls end the over.

    That should avoid England batting today.

  13. Aus 292-9published at 101.4 overs

    Ufff!

    Bit of width from Chris Woakes and Josh Hazlewood slices to the point boundary.

    Bit annoying for England but also fetching the ball takes 30 seconds so potentially not the end of the world.

  14. How's stat?!published at 18:16 British Summer Time 28 July 2023

    Andy Zaltzman
    Cricket statistician on Test Match Special

    Woakes has now taken 15 wickets in this series.

  15. Postpublished at 18:16 British Summer Time 28 July 2023

    We've got up to 15 minutes play left in the day.

    The innings changeover takes 10 minutes.

    If England take a wicket here there could be a very awkward four or five minutes - likely one over - for Ben Duckett and Zak Crawley.

  16. Postpublished at 18:15 British Summer Time 28 July 2023

    Matthew Henry
    BBC Sport at The Oval

    The Aussies in the ground are giving Todd Murphy a standing ovation. Good knock.

  17. wicket

    WICKETpublished at 101.2 overs

    Murphy lbw b Woakes 34 (Aus 288-9)

    Clipping leg stump!

    It's very, very tight but the technology shows it is a tiny clip on leg stump and the original out decision stands.

  18. Postpublished at 18:14 British Summer Time 28 July 2023

    Daniel Norcross
    BBC Test Match Special

    I'd be quite surprised if Todd Murphy doesn't have to walk back to the pavilion.

  19. Postpublished at 18:13 British Summer Time 28 July 2023

    There's no bat.

    It could be leg-side.

    Maybe umpire's call.

  20. Australia reviewpublished at 18:13 British Summer Time 28 July 2023

    Chris Woakes has got Todd Murphy!

    Or has he?

    Australia want another look.